Senior Negotiator

5 months ago

Belfast, United Kingdom Citi Full time

**Senior Negotiator**

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Citi’s Legal Department in Belfast is a team of approximately 130 staff, covering a range of products and services across Citi’s Europe Middle East and Africa region.

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

**Team/Role Overview**

An opportunity has arisen in the Belfast Markets Legal Department for a prominent in-house counsel role to support key Sales and Trading businesses primarily the FX, LM and Commodities businesses. This role will involve working closely with internal clients as well as Sales and Relationship Managers and Citi Product Legal Counsel/Country Counsel in negotiating, reviewing, and analysing legal documentation for the key businesses in which we support.

**What you’ll do**

The position will require a strong awareness of the impact of core regulation on the derivatives markets and underlying documentation. Alongside this, you will be helping senior management to build and lead a team to attain high performance standards, with a focus on supporting continuous improvements in operating practices and processes, including identifying efficiencies, improvements, and opportunities.

The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice, and guidance across a broad range of practice areas.
- Assume informal leadership role acting as an escalation point within the Belfast Markets Legal FX, LM and Commodities Team on specific Corporate ISDAs and related matters. Act as the senior Legal contact aligned to the FX, LM and Commodities business working with key stakeholders to closely manage priorities and handle deal specific and episodic trade documentation.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of process improvements, through liaising with internal stakeholders such as Risk, Client Risk Facilitation, Client Onboarding, Regulatory Reform, CVA, Operations and Legal.

**What we’ll need from you**

The successful individual will work on reviewing/negotiating a broad range of standard legal agreements but must also be comfortable to use bespoke documentation structures.
- Banking or financial industry experience, including laws related to banking regulations.
- Qualified Lawyer with relevant industry experience.
- Knowledge of international laws, regulations and practices while staying abreast of regulatory and legal environment, internal policies and industry trends that impact the business.
- Experience of negotiating commercial contracts.
- Experience in the negotiation ISDA Master Agreements and other agreement types mentioned above is desirable.
- Proven track record in delivering results in a challenging and changing environment.
- Experience with complex deals, demonstrated ability to analyze issues and develop legal solutions.
- Ability to effectively organise own workload meeting key milestones and to work autonomously.

**What we can offer you**

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

- Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure.
- A discretional annual performance related bonus
- Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pension Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
- Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.
- **Job Family Group**:
Legal
- **Job Family**:
Legal - Product
- **Time Type**:
Full time
- Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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